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. 2024 Aug 12;25(1):131. doi: 10.1186/s10194-024-01832-0

Table 1.

Prevalence of migraine between 1990 and 2021 in 15 to 39 years at the Global and Regional Level

Location 1990 2021 EAPC_95%CI
Number(95%UI) ASR(95%UI) Number(95%UI) ASR(95%UI)
Global 425,603,893.1 (351,207,584.1–509,636,137.2) 19,418 (16,023.7–23,252) 593,843,983.4 (491,852,422.4–710,571,345.4) 19,962.3 (16,533.8–23,886.1) 0.09 (0.07–0.1)
High SDI 77,421,395 (64,527,377.2–92,178,060.3) 22,313.9 (18,597.7–26,567) 79,711,684.7 (66,387,520.3–95,452,433.9) 22,565.8 (18,793.8–27,021.9) 0.02 (-0.03–0.06)
High-middle SDI 81,784,166.3 (67,356,251.9–97,913,634.4) 18,072.4 (14,884.1–21,636.6) 83,196,755 (69,027,834.8–99,398,101.3) 18,896.9 (15,678.6–22,576.8) 0.16 (0.14–0.17)
Middle SDI 140,698,028.1 (116,186,174.4–167,753,825.2) 18,694.1 (15,437.3–22,289) 187,106,845.4 (154,961,311.5–223,692,294) 20,173.5 (16,707.6–24,118) 0.24 (0.23–0.25)
Low-middle SDI 93,003,156.7 (76,502,935.2–111,979,925.4) 20,512.4 (16,873.2–24,697.8) 164,907,677.5 (135,796,096.5–197,476,732) 20,549.4 (16,921.8–24,607.9) -0.01 (-0.02–0)
Low SDI 32,302,327.8 (26,391,086.4–38,997,797.2) 17,526.2 (14,319–21,159) 78,462,379.5 (64,148,339.5–94,490,940.9) 17,472.5 (14,285–21,041.9) -0.01 (-0.02–0)
Andean Latin America 2,104,424.9 (1,763,951–2,527,918.8) 13,608.8 (11,407.1–16,347.5) 3,930,498.2 (3,207,613.2–4,787,942.3) 14,514.6 (11,845.2–17,681) 0.25 (0.19–0.3)
Australasia 1,586,829.6 (1,279,886.5–1,924,703.5) 19,461 (15,696.7–23,604.8) 2,052,856 (1,668,935.3–2,496,704.3) 19,605.3 (15,938.8–23,844.2) 0.01 (0–0.02)
Caribbean 2,970,983.3 (2,379,307.8–3,636,616.3) 19,986.9 (16,006.5–24,464.9) 3,614,002.3 (2,917,967.8–4,404,488.6) 19,854.2 (16,030.4–24,196.9) -0.02 (-0.02–0.02)
Central Asia 5,303,538.8 (4,255,977.7–6,546,812) 18,639.2 (14,957.5–23,008.6) 7,030,964.2 (5,687,549.3–8,667,574.8) 18,806 (15,212.7–23,183.5) 0.01 (0–0.03)
Central Europe 8,852,207.9 (7,278,289.4–10,686,840.8) 18,895.4 (15,535.8–22,811.5) 6,686,605 (5,520,562.3–8,066,130.4) 19,093.8 (15,764.1–23,033.1) 0.06 (0.05–0.08)
Central Latin America 13,244,198.8 (11,017,799.7–15,863,381.4) 19,400.5 (16,139.2–23,237.2) 19,892,752 (16,358,682.1–24,052,302.4) 19,664.1 (16,170.7–23,775.9) 0.05 (0.04–0.06)
Central Sub-Saharan Africa 3,530,714.8 (2,829,201.3–4,376,135.9) 17,005.5 (13,626.7–21,077.4) 9,197,259.2 (7,376,247.2–11,385,771.2) 17,001.7 (13,635.4–21,047.3) 0 (0–0)
East Asia 84,582,556 (69,133,231.5–100,747,871.8) 14,951.7 (12,220.7–17,809.2) 78,973,477.8 (65,089,594.1–93,838,388.6) 16,485.5 (13,587.3–19,588.5) 0.31 (0.27–0.34)
Eastern Europe 16,422,489.4 (13,688,703.2–19,617,944.6) 19,147.5 (15,960.1–22,873.1) 12,836,712.4 (10,765,891.7–15,284,030.8) 19,398.6 (16,269.2–23,097) 0.08 (0.06–0.1)
Eastern Sub-Saharan Africa 8,610,438.3 (7,020,409.3–10,336,669.7) 12,146.2 (9903.3–14,581.3) 21,417,814.6 (17,440,224.4–25,763,396) 12,225.8 (9955.3–14,706.4) 0.05 (0.04–0.07)
High-income Asia Pacific 10,927,854.5 (8,953,649.2–13,087,458.2) 16,190.6 (13,265.6–19,390.2) 8,245,025.7 (6,838,946.8–9,847,197.4) 16,314.1 (13,531.9–19,484.2) -0.02 (-0.03–0)
High-income North America 28,590,762.4 (23,804,003.9–33,634,974.1) 25,231.1 (21,006.8–29,682.6) 30,518,152.5 (25,384,649.3–36,080,785.4) 24,774.4 (20,607.1–29,290.1) -0.02 (-0.11–0.07)
North Africa and Middle East 28,375,170.1 (23,201,519.4–34,514,542.5) 21,202.5 (17,336.6–25,789.9) 54,840,333.5 (45,580,153.1–66,520,799.5) 21,568.1 (17,926.2–26,161.9) 0.07 (0.05–0.08)
Oceania 514,985.3 (415,338.5–640,330.9) 19,386.7 (15,635.5–24,105.4) 1,101,346.4 (888,266.6–1,364,189.4) 19,546.8 (15,765–24,211.7) 0.02 (0.02–0.02)
South Asia 88,417,118.3 (72,862,856.6–106,014,603.6) 20,485.1 (16,881.4–24,562.2) 163,235,078.8 (134,735,029.6–194,046,192.3) 20,638.4 (17,035–24534) -0.01 (-0.04–0.02)
Southeast Asia 45,321,111.2 (37,227,303.3–54,903,115.9) 23,005.1 (18,896.7–27,868.9) 63,182,389 (52,093,831–76595588.9) 22,782.7 (18,784.3–27,619.3) -0.04 (-0.05–0.03)
Southern Latin America 3,102,912.5 (2,532,496.5–3,812,065.7) 16,263.3 (13,273.6–19,980.2) 4,353,041.3 (3,557,241.7–5,302,131.4) 16,875.1 (13,790.1–20,554.3) 0.17 (0.14–0.19)
Southern Sub-Saharan Africa 3,811,721.3 (3,125,730.9–4,588,833.5) 17,634.4 (14,460.7–21,229.6) 6,067,359.5 (4,973,956.3–7,242,314.9) 17,826.3 (14,613.8–21,278.4) 0.03 (0.02–0.04)
Tropical Latin America 16,537,426.4 (13,770,071.7–19,705,613) 25,713.9 (21,411–30,640.1) 22,819,085.3 (19,005,801.4–27,206,963.2) 25,839.9 (21,521.8–30,808.6) 0.07 (0.02–0.12)
Western Europe 38,052,601 (31,439,307.5–45,938,651.1) 26,403.4 (21,814.7–31,875.3) 34,604,089.3 (28,717,872–41,667,102.1) 26,665.2 (22,129.4–32,107.8) 0.03 (0–0.07)
Western Sub-Saharan Africa 14,743,848.2 (12,005,790.9–18,085,222.7) 20,599.4 (16,773.9–25,267.9) 39,245,140.3 (31,779,582.5–47,599,003.9) 20,524.8 (16,620.4–24,893.8) -0.01 (-0.02–0.01)